Nicholas Davis

Gubernatorial candidate
Home state
Alabama
Party
unknown
On the ballot
1829–1868
0-7
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Davis39,982
Opponents75,611
7
Elections run

Between 1829 and 1868, Nicholas Davis ran in 7 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and Governor), losing all 7. Davis's biggest single-election total was 23,247 votes, in the 1847 governor election in Alabama.

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How many votes has Nicholas Davis received?

Nicholas Davis has received 39,982 popular votes across 7 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–7.

Election history

Nicholas Davis’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1868U.S. HouseAlabamaLost400.42%Benjamin W Norris
1861U.S. HouseAlabamaLost92616.83%T J Foster
H C Jones

R R Lindsay
1861U.S. HouseAlabamaLost3035.84%J Q Smith
Joe Brown

P Musgrove

William Earnest
1847GovernorAlabamaLost23,24743.16%Reuben Chapman
1833U.S. HouseAlabamaLost3,36947.5%John McKinley
1831GovernorAlabamaLost8,13731.08%John Gayle
Samuel B. Moore
1829U.S. HouseAlabamaLost3,96047.89%Clement Clay
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Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.